Round three of the Premier League has wrapped up and things are already taking shape in the English top-flight. Liverpool lead the standings with a perfect record after beating Arsenal 3-1 in their highly-anticipated Anfield showdown while Man City trail by only two points.
Elsewhere, both Tottenham and Man United were shocked at home, losing 1-0 and 2-1 to Newcastle and Crystal Palace respectively. Chelsea, on the other hand, registered their first win of the season but were made to work hard for it in a 3-2 win over Norwich.
Here are the standout stats from the Matchday 3 in the Premier League.
Aston Villa 2-0 Everton – Grealish puts an end to awful Premier League streak
Round three began with Aston Villa's showdown with Everton. The Villans were able to get their first win since securing promotion, beating the Toffees 2-0. This means Jack Grealish's record of 20 successive defeats in the English top-flight finally came to an end.
Jack Grealish ends his @premierleague record run of playing in 20 successive defeats - his previous PL win came against West Ham in May 2015, 1567 days ago pic.twitter.com/tMk9qD153C
— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) August 23, 2019
Man United 1-2 Palace – the Eagles' win ends 28-year wait
No one expected Crystal Palace to travel to Old Trafford and come away with all three points. After failing to win or even score in their opening two games, the Eagles were expected to lose. However, the 2-1 win means they have now put an end to their 28-year wait for a victory over the Red Devils.
Incredible! Crystal Palace stun Old Trafford late and get their first win over Man United in 28 years. pic.twitter.com/cJDjFVAqpj
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) August 24, 2019
Tottenham 0-1 Newcastle – Pochettino suffers defeat in milestone game
The 1-0 loss to Newcastle was an upset for Spurs. Tottenham were expected to beat Newcastle but instead fell to a home defeat. To make things worse, this disappointing result came in Pochettino's 500th game as manager. His 501st match will be the north London derby and the Argentine knows he must make amends.
Liverpool 3-1 Arsenal – The Reds equal club record in Anfield win
Liverpool brushed Arsenal aside with ease in their Anfield showdown, beating the Gunners 3-1. That was the Reds' 12 straight win in the Premier League, equaling their record of most consecutive wins set back in April-October 1990.
Liverpool equal their longest winning run in league competition by beating Arsenal 3-1 at Anfield (record stands at 12, between April-October 1990 under Kenny Dalglish).. #LIVARS pic.twitter.com/5X4BLR3hGY
— Chris Williams (@Chris78Williams) August 24, 2019
However, Van Dijk's record came to an end in that victory
Remember how no player dribbled past Van Dijk in a competitive game for quite a while? That record was put to an end by Arsenal's marquee signing Nicolas Pepe. The Ivorian beat the Dutch center-back early on in the game in what was a promising performance from the winger.
50 - Nicolas Pepe has become the first player to successfully dribble past Virgil van Dijk in the Dutch defender's last 50 appearances in the Premier League, since Mikel Merino in March 2018 for Newcastle. Beaten. pic.twitter.com/B1oRZMciOB
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 24, 2019
Bournemouth 1-3 Man City – two amazing stats from the Citizens' win
This game saw Sergio Aguero reach a remarkable milestone. The Argentine made it on the scoresheet twice, scoring a brace in the win over the Cherries. This took the attacker's tally to an impressive 400 career goals.
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) August 25, 2019
Sergio Aguero reaches 400 goals for club and country. pic.twitter.com/EM2N6joJ1S
Kevin De Bruyne also reached a lovely feat, setting up the opening goal to become the quickest player in Premier League history to reach 50 assists. He beat out the previous record-holder Mesut Ozil.
Nobody has reached 50 Premier League assists faster than Kevin De Bruyne pic.twitter.com/V6kSFWKXmy
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) August 25, 2019